Posted on 08/19/2016 8:31:47 PM PDT by MtnClimber
When Top Gear brought together the latest Audi R8 V10 Plus, Porsche 911 Turbo S, McLaren 570S and Nissan GT-R on a runway, they must have guessed that the former acceleration king doesn't have a chance against the younger breed. The GT-R is almost a decade old now, and despite having 565 horses and all-wheel drive, it's been proven that even a GT3 RS can beat it both in a straight line and around the bends. It's also the cheapest car of the lot, so fair is fair.
On paper, the Audi R8 V10 Plus should demolish a McLaren 570S in a drag race, packing almost 50 more horsepower and all-wheel drive. But having driven both the 570S and its softer brother, the 570GT, there's one thing I can tell you: when the boost of that 3.8 V8 comes on, you better be pointing forward. These entry-level McLarens might not be as savage as a 675LT or as fast around the track as a 650S with its more advanced suspension, but they aren't running on Diet Coke either.
Up until now, no matter how much money you spent, it was almost impossible to find something that can make a 580 horsepower 911 Turbo S sweat. The Porsche's got a fast PDK gearbox, a smart all-wheel drive system and all the power you could ever ask for. The rear-(mid) engined layout also helps it off the line, and that's exactly why it can reach sixty-two miles per hour 0.4 seconds faster than the rear-wheel drive McLaren 570S, stopping the clock at 2.7 seconds.
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Bought a 2008 Lancer Evolution new. 290HP AWD. It came with summer performance tires. Had to park it when it snowed. After 10K miles the tires turned into racing slicks. Replaced them with all seasons. No problem driving on plowed streets or a couple of inches. I couldn’t justify running 2 sets of tires.
McLaren has always been impressive
The Evo is alot of car for the money.
My Mercedes came with all season tires on it. I was not happy with them in summer or winter. Now I run the Yokahama Ice Guards in winter.
I could tell the handling characterisitics difference between the tires. I prefer the handling of the summer tires, but there really isn’t any place to push it my area unless you auto cross.
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